HOW TO Make An Easy Roasted Tomatoes Chickpea Curry
Whole roasted tomatoes chickpea curry is one of the best foods on earth. Including them into your regular lunch, dinner and even breakfast recipe ideas would greatly benefit your well-being and deliver some scrumptious flavor to your taste buds.
You see, tomatoes have one of the powerful antioxidants called lycopene. Having plenty of lycopene available in your body would greatly benefit heart, skin health, prostate health for men, and bone health.
Lycopene has the power of fighting the harmful effects of UV sun light. Imagine if you become one of those superheroes charging with lycopene from your whole food reserves! Take the advantage of whole roasted tomatoes, as they could nicely blend into the cooked and raw recipes.
Lycopene Benefits for Skin
Interestingly, lycopene in roasted tomatoes is your way to add anti-inflammatory benefits to your skin and your heart functions.
Keep at least these three top benefits of roasted tomatoes for skin’s health.
Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Antioxidants
Roasted tomatoes are packed with a powerful antioxidant called lycopene. This antioxidant is known for its skin-protecting properties. It helps to protect the skin from harmful UV rays, which can lead to premature aging and skin cancer. Additionally, lycopene also helps to improve the skin’s texture, making it smoother and more youthful-looking.
Enhanced Collagen Production
Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin C, which is essential for collagen production. Collagen is a protein that gives our skin its strength and elasticity. As we age, our body’s collagen production decreases, leading to wrinkles and sagging skin. By including roasted tomatoes in your diet, you can help to boost your body’s collagen production naturally, thereby improving the firmness and elasticity of your skin.
Free Radical Control
Roasted tomatoes are also high in other antioxidants, such as beta-carotene and Vitamin E. These antioxidants help to fight off free radicals in the body. Free radicals are harmful molecules that can damage our skin cells, leading to premature aging and various skin conditions. By consuming roasted tomatoes, you can help to neutralize these free radicals, thus protecting your skin from damage.
One of our family traditions is to enjoy different cuisine nights throughout the year. This week, I am cooking up a storm with curries and Asian noodles to celebrate Asian cuisine and its best flavors! This easy vegetarian chickpea curry recipe is boosted with amazing roasted tomatoes.
Why I love and eat cooked tomatoes? Not just because of lycopene. Roasted tomatoes easily blend with other ingredients making any recipe that calls for a sauce or nice vegetable chunks an affordable proposition.
I love curries and make different variations of this easy curry sauce recipe often in my kitchen. I love my green and red curry paste to add to the roasted vegetables and even side dishes. This post is about how to incorporate whole roasted tomatoes bursting with lycopene into a chickpea curry that is full of protein and fiber. Here’s your recipe below and some visuals along the way.
Is Curry Sauce Suitable for Vegetarians?
You bet it is! Just keep in mind that a curry recipe is made without meat base.
Saute Onions and Garlic for the Curry Base
Cooking with garlic and onions contributes to the strength of our immune system. Both of these plant foods are bursting with multiple medicinal properties and are very nutrient dense.
Garlic not only contributes to a beautiful skin and better memory, but it also been shown through many clinical studies to reduce risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, fight colds and flu, and contribute to a better athletic performance.
Onions can impress you with their antibacterial benefits and of boosting bone density. Besides, onions contribute to a better digestive health and help control blood sugar.
Low in calories, both garlic and onions are high in vitamins and minerals and low in calories.
Simmer Chickpeas in Coconut Milk with All the Spices
Allow a few minutes for all ingredients to simmer. What happens is that the flavor from the spices penetrates the entire base and all ingredients in the sauce. As a result, you are going to enjoy a well-balanced taste.
Add Fresh Green Onion to the Cooked Roasted Tomatoes Chickpea Curry Dinner
Fresh herbs added as a garnish can be a potent way to bring out all the individual flavors in a curry recipe.
Who knows how scallions could become your friend and a very powerful source for skin’s well-being and youthful life? Check out these benefits that are an effective way to build a potent reserve of youth and strength in your skin.
Provide Ample Supply of Super Antioxidants
Scallions, also known as green onions, are rich in antioxidants such as Vitamin C and flavonoids. These antioxidants help to combat free radicals in the body, which can cause oxidative stress and lead to premature aging of the skin. By neutralizing these free radicals, the antioxidants in scallions help to maintain the health and vitality of your skin.
Promote Skin Hydration
Did you know that scallions have a high water content, which can help to hydrate your skin? Proper hydration is essential for maintaining the elasticity and suppleness of your skin. It also helps to flush out toxins from your body, which can improve your skin’s complexion and overall appearance.
Support Collagen Production
Vitamin C, which is abundant in scallions, plays a crucial role in the production of collagen, a protein that gives your skin its structure and firmness. As we age, our body’s collagen production decreases, leading to wrinkles and sagging skin. By including scallions in your diet, you can support your body’s collagen production, thereby helping to maintain the firmness and elasticity of your skin.
Entertain With this Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry Dinner!
Without doubt, you can make this recipe look festive and colorful. Offer it for your family and friends get-together parties. Or serve it during your holiday dinner times.
Here are some of my favorite ingredients I use for this curry recipe.
Chickpea Curry with Roasted Tomatoes
This easy chickpea curry with roasted tomatoes is a feast for the eyes and a celebration of flavors to the taste buds.
- 2-3 pounds medium vine-ripened tomatoes (stems attached for visual appeal )
- 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp kosher salt or to your taste
- 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tsp garlic (use fresh or sold in jars)
- 1 Tbsp ginger root (use fresh or from sold in jars)
- 2 Tbsp Thai red curry paste (I use Thai Kitchen brand for my recipes)
- 2 cans (14 oz each) coconut milk (I use Thai Kitchen brand for my recipes)
- 2 cans (14 oz each) no-salt-added chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
- Fresh scallions (cut up in 2-3 inch pieces)
- Black rice or Asian Noodles or Vegetables for serving (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Arrange the tomatoes on a baking sheet. Drizzle them with 1 tablespoon of the oil, season with salt. Roast for about 15 minutes, more or less (ovens differ). Skins will be on the verge of splitting.
Choose one tomato that succumbed to heat the most. Peel and chop it. Leave the rest of tomatoes as is on the baking sheet.
On a separate pan, saute onion, garlic and ginger until softened.
Add red curry paste to the pan with onion and garlic and ginger. Cook for about a minute to establish a nice curry aroma.
Add a chopped tomato + coconut milk to the curry mixture. Bring to a slight boil, then reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for about 15 minutes.
Stir chickpeas into the curry mixture. Arrange roasted tomatoes with stems inside the curry pan. Cook on low-medium for about 10 minutes to allow the flavors to soak into the chickpeas and tomatoes.
I like to serve it while it's hot. From my experience, Black Rice is one of the best sides for this curry. Just love it! Feel free to use any rice: brown or white, or Asian noodles like Udon for your curry delicious dinner.
Scatter the cilantro over the top. Serve hot, with the optional accompaniments of your choice.
More Lycopene-Rich Easy Dinner Recipe Ideas
Chicken Cacciatore In A Crock Pot
Pesto, Pasta & Sundried Tomatoes – YUM!
If you love Skillet recipes, here’s Hearty Pasta with Diced Tomatoes
Wow, this Whole Roasted Tomatoes Chickpea Curry looks absolutely delicious! ???? I love how simple and nutritious it is—perfect for a cozy dinner. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!
I have most of the ingredients for this in so will definitely make it over the weekend
I’ve not tried the combination of tomatoes and chickpeas in curry, but might have to give it a go. Looks yummy.
I love the flavor of the chickpeas with the spices and the tomato. This is SO GOOD!
Love how simple and nutritious this recipe is! Roasted tomatoes with chickpeas sound like the perfect combo for a hearty and healthy meal.
I love this recipe! It looks so good, and it can either be a side or a main course if you add some meat. Fantastic.
Looks like an easy recipe to make as a weekday meal and it has such depth to it as well, I love my curries so I can’t wait to try making your recipe
I made it and it was delicious, no I mean DELICIOUS…Thank you so much for the amazing recipe…
This sounds like a really easy to follow recipe! I love a good curry, so thank you for sharing.
This looks so good and healthy – my kind of food! Will try to make this soon.
This tomato recipe looks so delicious..! Can’t wait to try another healthy dish for my family.
My kind of meal. I love chickpeas and this is a new way for me to eat it.q
This sounds so delicious..! I love veggies so much. I will definitely try this for dinner.
This sounds so perfect and so easy!
This looks so delicious, thanks for sharing this recipe. Love it. I will definitely try it.
That’s quite an interesting recipe and a delicious one at that too. I’d love to try this one out and see how tasty it is.
Roasted tomatoes are one of my favorite things to make during the weekends. This would be an interesting combination of flavors to try.
Dana,
This food is so versatile and can be enjoyed with many sides, too.
Tomatoes are one of the healthiest veggies on the planet. It’s awesome that you use tomatoes in most of your recipes.
Roast tomato with a twist of curry? How nice this was. I never think to make a recipe like this. This is so perfect for my taste! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe
This looks like a really unique and delicious recipe to try. I like chickpeas and have not tried making it this way. I will save the recipe and make this the soonest.
I am not a big fan of tomatoes, but I am curious about the roasted tomatoes. I never had that before!
I recently fall in love with tomatoes and try to have one a day. Glad to learn this recipe and so interesting to go with chickpea! I love the idea very much.
This is so nice and very delicious. I really love tomatoes it has a lot of benefits from our skin. And this dish is very right for me.
Wow, this recipe looks so delicious and look so easy to prepare. I am so excited to make this for my family.
It sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it! It’s perfect for fall!
I don’t think I have ever tried anything like this before. It looks yummy x
Laura
Definitely going to be making this this weekend! It looks so yummy!! I love a good curry!
I love this recipe idea! I love tomatoes and chick peas. This sounds like a great recipe for my Holiday Health Challenge to eat one plant based meal per day!
This looks warm, rich and hearty, perfect for fall! I think my family would love it!
My thing lately has been quinoa. I am so addicted to this! Along with that you basically can eat this with anything!
Oh my goodness, this recipe looks so warm and hearty. I love the use of tomatoes. I’m going to give this a try, thanks for the recipe!
Nancy,
This is one of my favorites. I make the same curry recipe without tomatoes for many other side dishes with veggies and rice and quinoa. Very versatile what you can serve it with!
These are two of my favourite cooking ingredients. I use chickpeas and tomatoes all the time. They’re very versatile ingredients and good for you too.
Angela,
I agree! These are some of the most versatile to cook and to serve with!
I love roasted tomatoes, but I’ve never cooked with chickpeas or made a curry. Maybe it’s time for me to be brave and branch out a little.
Lisa,
If you love curries – this is the way to go and try it!
My favorite ingredients in a perfect Fall recipe! It’s on my menu for this week!
Catalina,
You are the Master Chef, and I love your cooking!
It looks really amazing! Would love to give it a try!
Toni,
This is an impressive dish when served in the same big pan. Allow the guests to scoop up their own portion.
This is such a lovely recipe. Very simple to make and absolutely delicious! I cannot wait to try this.
Ruth,
You can test drive it first, then if you like – serve to your guests!
This sounds so delicious. I love chickpeas so I will love the taste of this.
Tara,
Thank you. I love all kinds of beans and curries, too.
I have never tried this before. This recipe looks really good though. I’m really interested in seeing how this would taste. Sure sounds good.
Kathy,
I cooked big tomatoes for my party. Big tomatoes really make it look grandeur! I would even put more into the pan!
The curry is one of the best recipes I have ever made. It’s a keeper, if you really love curries.
I have a few curry recipes, but this one is my favorite.
This looks so good! I’m going to make it this weekend. I’ll be making it A LOT next year when tomato season hits.
Stacie,
Please do!
I am seeing so many recipes from our amazing recipe-makers! I’ve tried quite a bit of them. But frankly, it would take a lifetime to try them all!
I’m a huge chickpea fan! I’ll definitely need to print this out and try it!
Heather,
You will love it, if you are a fan of chickpeas. That curry recipe is the one I adore.
I have never tried any form of curry in my life. I would love to try it before the year’s end.
Amy,
I got to love curries as they bring not only different flavors to our palette collection, but also a ton of nutrient-dense ingredients.
Yes, please attempt one curry before this year end!
Roasted tomatoes and chick peas combined sounds so delicious! This sounds like an exceptional recipe!
Brianne,
This recipe is one of my favorites. It can be served as is or with rice, quinoa and any vegetables, raw or sauteed.
Love roasted tomatoes and chick peas but have never had them together like this. The name and the picture is what caught my eye. This sounds like something I would really enjoy.
Have you ever tried to freeze this? As a senior I like to make a big batch of something and freeze bags for a later time.
Gloria,
This can be frozen in freezer bags, Yes!
I do it in small bags for a quick lunch or dinner.
Such a great recipe! Thanks for sharing
Paul,
Your next step is to make it in your own kitchen!
Oh wow, this sounds amazing! I will definitely make this my next weekend project.
This sounds good to me love tomatoes
What a great way to use all of the ripe tomatoes from our garden. I like the use of the red curry in the sauce – that is a favorite in my house.
I have never had this before, but it sounds delicious! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! 🙂
I love curry and I love chickpeas. I am always looking for new recipes to make more international dinners. Thanks